By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio day care centers and gyms, along with activities ranging from sports like tennis and softball to horse racing to swimming in public …
Craft brewers upended by COVID-19 closure of tap rooms, bars
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press MARSHFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Sales of wine, spirits and other alcoholic beverages have risen during the coronavirus pandemic like foam in a freshly poured glass of beer. Just…
Cavaliers’ Thompson wants to see NBA playoffs
By The Associated Press Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson wants the NBA to have its postseason, even if he and his Cleveland teammates aren’t included in the playoffs. “Guys want to play,” Thompson s…
Man convicted of killing 11 women loses latest appeal
CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland man sentenced to die for killing 11 women and hiding the remains in and around his home has lost his latest attempt to overturn his conviction and death sentence. In a rul…
Police: Man killed 1, wounded 4 as they repossessed truck
VANCEBURG, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man who fatally shot one person and wounded four others as they tried to repossess a vehicle has been charged with murder and assault, police said. Michael Justice, 47…
Ohio fifth-grader challenges postal worker to tic-tac-toe
HILLARD, OHIO (AP) — An Ohio fifth-grader has challenged her mail carrier to a game of tic-tac-toe as an outlet for her boredom during the coronavirus pandemic. Julia Hughes, 11, got the idea to chall…
Delmar D. Cox
Delmar D. Cox, 91, of West Liberty, went to be with the Lord Sunday evening, May 10, 2020, at Hospice of Central Ohio, Columbus. Delmar was born in Bellefontaine on Oct. 25, 1928, to the late William…
Pandemic wrecks many state budgets, could trigger deep cuts
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press As the nation enters a third month of economic devastation, the coronavirus is proving ruinous to state budgets, forcing many governments to consider deep cuts to s…
Virus spikes could emerge weeks after US economic reopenings
By CARLA K. JOHNSON, MICHELLE R. SMITH and TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press U.S. states are beginning to restart their economies after months of paralyzing coronavirus lockdowns, but it could take weeks …
Q&A: What does ‘unmasking’ someone in an intel report mean?
By DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In 2016, Obama administration officials received intelligence reports that were concerning, but incomplete. Surveillance of Russia’s ambassador to t…